Research

Leader in research

The School of Communication and Creative Arts (SCCA) is a leader in scholarly, outward-facing, socially-engaged and impactful research across performing and visual arts; screen, animation and digital technologies; writing and literature; communications and media; and gender, sexuality and cultural studies. In 2018, SCCA received the highest possible rankings in the Australian Research Council’s Engagement and Impact Assessment, the best result of any Australian university in FoR codes 19 (Studies in Creative Arts and Writing) and 20 (Language, Communication and Culture). We partner with multiple stakeholders from government, industry and the not for profit sector – please see our list of current and recent partners here.

Our researchers produce high-quality research outcomes across a traditional and non-traditional research spectrum, and our staff include award-winning and internationally renowned artists, writers and performers, and leading scholars publishing with prestigious international presses.

SCCA is home to the industry-facing Deakin Motion Lab (DML), specialising in cross-discipline motion studies, with particular expertise in AR and VR technologies. DML’s commercial entity, FIKA, situated in Queensland’s Gold Coast, is an active hub of film, television and multimedia production.